The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia, also known as the Episcopal Church in Western Washington, is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in Washington state west of the Cascade Range. It is one of 17 dioceses and an area mission that make up Province 8. The diocese started as a missionary district in 1853 and was formally established in 1910.
The name of the diocese refers to the region of "Olympia" and is not related to the state capital Olympia. The see city is Seattle, with St. Mark's the cathedral church of the diocese. Philip N. LaBelle was consecrated as the Diocese's ninth bishop on September 14, 2024.
The diocese reported 25,328 members in 2015 and 18,356 members in 2023; no membership statistics were reported in 2024 parochial reports. Plate and pledge income for the 90 filing congregations of the diocese in 2024 was $24,954,975. Average Sunday attendance (ASA) was 6,091 persons. This was a relative decrease from 8,976 persons attending on an average Sunday reported in 2015.
Bishops
These are the bishops who have served the territory now known as the Diocese of Olympia:The Episcopal Church Annual. Morehouse Publishing: New York, NY (2005)
Missionary Bishops
Bishops of Oregon and Washington territories Thomas Fielding Scott (1854–1867) Benjamin Wistar Morris (1868–1880)
Bishops of Washington state John A. Paddock (1880–1894) William Morris Barker (1894–1901) Frederick W. Keator (1902–1910)
Bishops of Olympia Frederick W. Keator (1910–1924) S. Arthur Huston (1925–1947) Stephen F. Bayne, Jr. (1947–1960) William F. Lewis (1960–1964) Ivol Ira Curtis (1964–1976) Robert H. Cochrane (1976–1989) Vincent Waydell Warner, Jr. (1990–2007)• Sanford Zangwill Kaye Hampton, assisting bishop• Bavi Edna Rivera, bishop suffragan (2006–2009) Gregory Rickel (2007–2022)"Gregory Rickel elected bishop of Olympia" , Episcopal News Service, May 12, 2007• Melissa M. Skelton, bishop provisional (2023–2024) Philip N. LaBelle (2024-present)
Huston Camp and Conference Center The Diocese owns a summer camp located in Gold Bar, WA next to the Wallace Falls State Park."Huston Camp and Conference Center Website", Huston Camp and Conference Center, August 3, 2007
See also
Historical list of bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America
References
External links Official Web site of the Episcopal Church Episcopal Diocese of Olympia website St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral Huston Camp and Conference Center website